Paris Olympics 2024 Highlights, 3rd August - Nishant Dev and Deepika Kumari lose their respective quarterfinals; Manu Bhaker loses shoot-off to finish fourth

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Right then, that concludes yet another day for the Indian contingent at the Paris 2024 Olympics - one which did not have too much action but where the Indians faced some heartbreak.

Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shubhankar Sharma were in action in their penultimate round in golf. While a medal looks next to impossible for them, they will be hoping to make the most of the fourth round tomorrow.

Then came Manu Bhaker's final, where she gave it her all, but finished fourth courtesy of a shoot-off after she tied for points. The disappointment was written on her face as she missed a hat-trick of Olympic medals at Paris.

The skeet shooters took their aims as well. While Anant Jeet Singh Naruka finished far away from qualifying for the final, Maheshwari Chauhan has made a great start and is placed eighth. She will be aiming for qualification tomorrow, while Raiza Dhillon failed to impress.

In archery, Deepika Kumari moved to the quarterfinals but lost to the Korean prodigy, who did not let Deepika get away with her inconsistent shots. Bhajan Kaur, meanwhile, was eliminated in her Round of 16 match itself.

Both Indian sailors - Nethra Kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan have not shown consistency, with their scores going all over the place in the first six rounds. Nethra, in particular, had a good chance before today but a disastrous show has put her into the middle muddle in the table. With only the top 10 qualifying for the medal race, both sailors need something absolutely magical from here on.

And finally, Nishant Dev started off strongly in his quarter final before Marco Verde had the last laugh, resulting in gut-wrenching loss for the Indian, who thought he had done enough. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be for the 23-year old.

That wraps a disappointing day for India but there's still a lot to look forward to in this coming week.Plenty of action awaits us tomorrow, with Lakshya Sen playing his semifinal against Victor Axelsen and the Indian men's hockey team taking on Great Britain. Join us back right here at Sportskeeda. Until then, good night!

Boxing - Nishant Dev in Men's 71 Kg Quarterfinals

Nishant Dev started the bout in a bright manner in the first round. He was quicker off the blocks and took to Verde who was slow to start. Nishant capitalized and landed some beautiful jabs on the Mexican boxer who seemed to be off color. The Indian took the first round 4-1 and went a step ahead to an Olympic medal.
In the second round, Verde managed to get back on track as it was the Mexican who upped the intensity and caught Nishant on the backfoot. After weathering a storm, Nishant managed to fight back in his own style using the left hook to good effect. The second round was a tight one and it went 3-2 to the Mexican.
In the third round with Nishant having a slender lead, Verde unleashed himself completely. He launched an all-out attack on Nishant who had seemed to have no answers to the punches coming in from the blue corner. The Indian tried his level best but it was all in vain as Verde was in no mood to relent. The Mexican outscored Nishant in the third round across the board and booked his place in the semi-finals.

Boxing - Nishant Dev in Men's 71 Kg Quarterfinals

Final Round - Verde is showing all his class in the final round and has gotten better as the match has progressed. Amazing pressure piled on by the Mexican boxer and Nishant will have to weather the storm for now.
Verde is throwing Nishant into the ropes and going all in as he lands a few more punches. Nishant needs to do something big here as his punches are not landing in the third round.
The final bell rings and both the men are absolutely exhausted. The Mexican pugilist hugs his coach thinking he has done enough while Nishant also gestures with a fist pump that he has done it.
It is a clean sweep across the board for the Mexican in the third round and courtesy of that he takes the bout 4-1 and sadly for Nishant Dev he will go no further in the tournament.

Boxing - Nishant Dev in Men's 71 Kg Quarterfinals

Round Two - Similar start to the second round as well but Verde is looking to be much more quick knowing he is behind. Nishant lands another blow and both the boxers are going at each other now. Verde has certainly increased the intensity a lot more in this one but Nishant has managed to keep his composure till now.
Nishant manages to fend off a lot of attacks from Verde and after creating some space tries to land s few punches of his own. Verde gives it his all but might not be enough from him as the bell rings.

Nishant with a fist pump but we will have to wait for the official scores for the second round.

We are all square after the second round with 19-all from four judges and Nishant having a 20-18 lead from just a single judge.

Boxing - Nishant Dev in Men's 71 Kg Quarterfinals

Round 1 commences - Early exchanges between the two boxers show both of them trying to land punches before the referee stops them. Nishant has started off in a quick manner and he has been able to land a few blows to his opponent as they are now locked in the middle of the ring. Huge chants of India, India reverberate the arena as the referee calls for no holding.
Into the last minute of the round and Marco lands a beautiful right hook which could fetch him a few points. Follows it up with a left as well before Nishant swings vigorously. The bell rings and the round ends.

Let's see what the judges think of this. Nishant Dev has won the first round 4-1 with 4 of the 5 judges giving him a 10 as opposed to the fifth one giving him a 9.

Boxing - Nishant Dev in Men's 71 Kg Quarterfinals

Live visuals show Nishant Dev entering into the arena with huge roars from the crowd. There is a small teeka on his forehead as Nishant sets foot in the red jersey.

Boxing - Nishant Dev in Men's 71 Kg Quarterfinals

Another quarterfinal bout of the same weight category is currently going on in the ring at North Paris Arena and we might just have a delay of a few minutes before Nishant sets foot.

Boxing - Nishant Dev in Men's 71 Kg Quarterfinals

Nishant Dev clinched a 3-2 victory in his Ro16 bout against Ecuador's Tenorio Rodriguez. Similarly, his opponent Verde, also got a split decision (3-2) in his favor against Tiago Muxanga from Mozambique. Both the pugilists received a bye in the first round and this is set up to be a nail-biter.

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Less than half an hour to go for Nishant Dev's quarterfinal bout as he aims to secure his place on the podium. He will be facing the reigning Pan-American champion, Marco Verde. Here's a read to tell you more about his opponent 👇 -

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It was a disappointing day for India in the shooting category. While Manu Bhaker missed out on a medal, Anantjeet Singh Naruka bowed out of the men's skeet event in the qualification round. Read the link below for more details.

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Earlier today, Deepika Kumari's Olympic medal dream came to an end after losing to Korea's Suhyeon Nam in the quarter-final. The 19-year old Korean went on to win the silver medal. Here's a recap of how the silver-medalist won a thrilling encounter against Kumari 👇

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BOXING - Men's 71Kg Quarterfinal

Nishant Dev is all set to be in action exactly one hour from now at 12:18 AM IST (4th Aug). Don't go anywhere, stay tuned as we will bring you all the action from that match!

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Despite her exit, Nikhat Zareen's spirit is unbroken. She's promised to return back stronger and give it her all towards achieving the Olympic dream. Read below 👇

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Don't forget, there's a crucial boxing bout coming up tonight with Nishant Dev in action in his quarterfinal encounter against Marco Verde of Mexico. The game is scheduled to be played at 12:18 AM IST (Sunday).

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It was disappointment again for Deepika Kumari as she failed to progress past the quarterfinals of the women's singles archery event. Here's how fans reacted her exit, not taking to it kindly!👇

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SAILING - Women's Dinghy Race 6

Right, so Race 6 of women's dinghy comes to an end, with Nethra Kumanan finishing 20th. At the second checkpoint, she was in the 31st position and came back well to ensure that only 20 points are added to her final tally. Her current total score is 124, and with her worst performance of 28 eliminated, her net score comes to 96. This has caused her to be placed 24th. There are four more races pending and it will be interesting to see how Nethra goes about her business.

GOLF - Men's Round 3

The penultimate round in Men's Golf is completed for the Indians and here are their results:

Shubhankar Sharma:
Rank: Currently tied for 34th spot
Total Score: -2
Today's Score: +1

Gaganjeet Bhullar:
Rank: Currently tied for 48th spot
Total Score: +2
Today's Score: 0

Tomorrow, the golfers will play their last round of 18 holes, and the top three after that will be awarded with the medals. It is next to impossible for the Indians to win any medal given their current position.

In case you missed out on Deepika Kumari's quarterfinal match, don't worry we have you covered! Click below to read how it all unfolded 👇

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SHOOTING - Women's Skeet Qualifications Day 1

Here are the final positions for the Indian Women's Skeet shooters after Day 1 (three rounds):

Maheshwari Chauhan:
Score: 71
Rank: 8

Raiza Dhillon:
Score: 66
Rank: 25

A top six finish takes you to the final. Can Maheshwari Chauhan become the first shotgun shooter for India at the Paris Olympics to play a final? The answer will be revealed tomorrow!

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SAILING - Men's Dinghy Race 6

In the sixth race of Men's Dinghy, Vishnu Saravanan puts in a much better performance, finishing 13th. He was consistently in the top 15 at all checkpoints and ensures that he does not drop off in the end. That improves his position to 23rd. That wraps up all of Vishnu that we'll be seeing today. He'll be hoping to carry forward this momentum into the next two races tomorrow as well.

SAILING - Women's Dinghy Race 5

We are done with half the races for the Women's Dinghy. Nethra Kumanan poor day continues as she finishes 28th in the fifth race. She made a strong start, being in the top 15 for the first three checkpoints, but soon fell behind and finishes 28th. In the overall results, she has now slipped to 25th position, with 104 total points but 76 net points. Both her races today, she's finished 28th. There is another race that could happen today for the women - can she recover and post a better time in that?

SHOOTING - Men's Skeet Qualification Day 2

Right then, some news from shooting - Anant Jeet Singh Naruka ends the qualification round in the 24th position in Men's Skeet. He will not qualify for the final, with only the top six going through.

ARCHERY - Women's Individual Quarterfinal

Deepika Kumari bows out of Paris Olympics! Three 9s are all she can manage in the final round, whereas the Korean prodigy, Suhyeon Nam shoots two 10s and a 9 to beat the Indian and advance to the semifinals. A disappointing end for the Indian archery contingent at the Olympics. They came close on multiple occasions but failed to get the elusive medal. Click here to catch all the highlights from Deepika and Bhajan's campaign today.